EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY. Athens, March Divani Apollon Palace DRAFT PROGRAMME

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1 EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 4 TH PLENARY SESSION Athens, March 2008 Divani Apollon Palace DRAFT PROGRAMME Wednesday 26 M arch 2008 Arrival of delegations 18:00-20:30 Registration of participants 20:30 Welcoming of the participants of the 4 th Plenary of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) Dinner hosted by the Hellenic Parliament Thursday 27 March :00-11:00 Registration of participants 09:10 Departure from the hotel Only for the members of the Bureau, the Chairpersons of the Committees, the Ad hoc Committee, the Chairperson of the Working Group and the Heads of Delegations 10:15 Tour of the Hellenic Parliament 10:50 Departure from the Hellenic Parliament 11:00 11:30 Audience by H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Karolos Papoulias 11:35 Departure for the hotel

2 COMMITTEE MEETINGS 08:30 09:30 Meeting of the parliamentary delegations for the tenure of the new Bureau of the Assembly and the Bureau of the Parliamentary Committees Rooms Aristotelis I & Aristotelis II 09:30 12:00 Ad hoc Committee on Women s Rights in the Euro-Mediterranean Countries Room Kleoniki 10:00 12:00 Informal meeting of the Working Group of Experts on Energy and Environmental issues Elaboration of the proposals and positions to be submitted Preparation for the incorporation of the key messages into the Final Declaration text Room Platon 12:00 14:15 Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights Room Aristotelis I 12:00 14:15 Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs, Social Affairs and Education Room Aristotelis II 12:00 14:15 Committee on Improving Quality of Life, Exchanges between Civil Societies and Culture Room Platon 14:15 16:00 Luncheon in honour of the participants of the 4 th EMPA Plenary Session 2

3 Resumption of Committee meetings (same rooms) 16:00 18:00 Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights 16:00 18:00 Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs, Social Affairs and Education 16:00 18:00 Committee on Improving Quality of Life, Exchanges between Civil Societies and Culture 20:00 21:15 Meeting of the EMPA Bureau, followed by a working dinner hosted by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr Dimitrios Sioufas in honour of the members of the Bureau, the Committee Chairpersons, the Chairwoman of the Ad hoc Committee and the Chairman of the Working Group on the Rules of Procedure Room Aristotelis III, Mythos Restaurant 20:00 Dinner in honour of the participants of the 4 th EMPA Plenary Session 3

4 Friday, 28 March :45 Arrival of participants PLENARY SESSION Room Aristotelis 1,2 & 3 DRAFT AGENDA 09:00 09:10 Opening of the 4 th Plenary Session by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr. Dimitrios Sioufas Adoption of the Draft Agenda 09:10 09:40 Opening Plenary Addresses by: - Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - Mr. Lluís Maria de Puig, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - Mr. Yannis Valinakis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic 09:40 10:00 Official opening of the 4th Plenary Session by H.E. Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Welcoming address by the EMPA Bureau members: Mr. Fouad Mebazaâ, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Tunisian Republic Mr.Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament Dr. Ahmed Fathy Sorour, President of the People s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt 10:00 10:45 Subject: Energy and Environment: perspective for the Euro - Mediterranean Cooperation Intervention by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr Dimitrios Sioufas Keynote Speakers on Energy: 4

5 10:45 12:45 Plenary debate - Mr Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner (tbc) - Mr. Michael Caramanis, President of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) Keynote Speaker on Environment: - Mr Stavros Dimas, EU Commissioner 12:45-12:50 Family photo Only for the members of the Bureau, the Chairpersons of the Committees, the Chairwoman of the Ad hoc Committee, the Chairperson of the Working Group and the Heads of Delegations 13:00 15:00 Official luncheon by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr Dimitrios Sioufas in honour of the participants of the 4 th EMPA Plenary Session Resumption of the works. Presidency of the B Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament, Mrs. Elsa Papadimitriou 15:00 16:00 15:00 16:00 Plenary debate Meeting of the Drafting Committee on the integration of the key points of the Plenary Debate on Energy and Environment: perspective for the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation into the Draft Declaration Room Kleoniki 16:00 17:00 Presentation by the Committees of the Draft Recommendations Adoption by the Plenary 17:00 17:15 Presentation and adoption of the Final Declaration of the Presidency 17:15 17:30 Announcements by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr Dimitrios Sioufas Adoption of the amendments on the Rules of Procedure Review of the Assembly s work during the first four years of its operation ( ) and prospects for the future 17:30 17:45 Election of the new Bureau of the Assembly and the Bureau of the Parliamentary Committees 5

6 17:45 18:00 Address by the new President of the Assembly Closure of the 4 th EMPA by the President of the Assembly and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr. Dimitrios Sioufas 18:00 18:30 Press Conference by the EMPA President and President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr. Dimitrios Sioufas, in the presence of the members of the outgoing Bureau and the members of the new Bureau Room Kleoniki 6